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by ryzvonusef 26 days ago
I feel that...if this only ever useful for limbs and not the head or torso.. it could STILL be a useful device given how cheap and useful it is.
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We already routinely ultrasound limbs! This is primarily for muscle, tendon/ligament, and other superficial soft tissue injuries because ultrasound is very good at imaging these structures. Cancers and other subtle yet dangerous pathology disproportionately DO NOT occur in the limbs. So there's really no point in imaging the limbs of healthy people without a specific injury or pain.